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Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico

arrived at our camp. We fired the cannon six times in welcome." President Young spent the next few days visiting the settlers and giving comforting instructions to those who wanted to go home. He and others in the party visited the gristmill and spent a day at Red Creek (Paragonah) where a few families had settled. On Thursday, May 15, they rode to Summit Creek and on south over the divide and viewed Coal Creek or Iron Valley. They were all delighted with the prospect of a settlement at that l ~ c a t i o n . ~ On Friday they met in a council and organized the city of Parowan which they felt was a better name than Fort Louisa. William H. Dame was unanimously elected as Mayor assisted by Aldermen: Richard Harrison, TarltonLewis, John D. Lee, and Mathew Carruthers. Also elected were the following Councillors: Andrew A. Love, Joel Johnson, Dr. W ~ a m Moss, W i Layney, Dr. Briddy Meeks, Elijah Newman, Robert Wiley, John Wolf, and John Dalton. A week later on Saturday, May 24, the Council met in the Council House and chose men for several other positions. Henry Lunt was appointed as Treasurer. After organizing Parowan and giving some excellent instructions on government, Brigham Young and his party started on their return journey on Friday, May 16. Brother Hofheins saluted them with three discharges from the cannon as they rode out of the fort. The group planned to camp at Red Creek that evening. About 28 men from Parowan accompanied Young on his return home, some of them to get their families and some to attend to business in Salt Lake City. A few days later when Bishop Tarlton Lewis was exploring around Red Creek, he discovered a large mound of dirt. When he dug into it, he found an adobe wall, timber, and what he thought to be some human bones and hair. The next day President Smith and Brother Bayles and their wives went to examine the ruins and found more than 120 mounds in the vicinity, the largest measuring 88 by 78 yards. They came to the conclusion that these were ruins of an Indian city. The dwellings were composed of dirt with roofs of earth supported by timbers which had decayed, causing a hollow at the top of each dwelling. They found very solid adobes, charcoal, kernels of corn, many pieces of pottery and bones of animals, but they felt sure there

arrived at our camp. We fired the cannon six times in welcome." President Young spent the next few days visiting the settlers and giving comforting instructions to those who wanted to go home. He and others in the party visited the gristmill and spent a day at Red Creek (Paragonah) where a few families had settled. On Thursday, May 15, they rode to Summit Creek and on south over the divide and viewed Coal Creek or Iron Valley. They were all delighted with the prospect of a settlement at that l ~ c a t i o n . ~ On Friday they met in a council and organized the city of Parowan which they felt was a better name than Fort Louisa. William H. Dame was unanimously elected as Mayor assisted by Aldermen: Richard Harrison, TarltonLewis, John D. Lee, and Mathew Carruthers. Also elected were the following Councillors: Andrew A. Love, Joel Johnson, Dr. W ~ a m Moss, W i Layney, Dr. Briddy Meeks, Elijah Newman, Robert Wiley, John Wolf, and John Dalton. A week later on Saturday, May 24, the Council met in the Council House and chose men for several other positions. Henry Lunt was appointed as Treasurer. After organizing Parowan and giving some excellent instructions on government, Brigham Young and his party started on their return journey on Friday, May 16. Brother Hofheins saluted them with three discharges from the cannon as they rode out of the fort. The group planned to camp at Red Creek that evening. About 28 men from Parowan accompanied Young on his return home, some of them to get their families and some to attend to business in Salt Lake City. A few days later when Bishop Tarlton Lewis was exploring around Red Creek, he discovered a large mound of dirt. When he dug into it, he found an adobe wall, timber, and what he thought to be some human bones and hair. The next day President Smith and Brother Bayles and their wives went to examine the ruins and found more than 120 mounds in the vicinity, the largest measuring 88 by 78 yards. They came to the conclusion that these were ruins of an Indian city. The dwellings were composed of dirt with roofs of earth supported by timbers which had decayed, causing a hollow at the top of each dwelling. They found very solid adobes, charcoal, kernels of corn, many pieces of pottery and bones of animals, but they felt sure there